Syria   King Feyssal
Overprinted 1914 Stamps of the Ottoman Empire

1.1920   Syria, King Feyssal 1914 postage stamps of the Ottoman Empire overprinted in Arabic in black  "Arab Government" and sometimes surcharged. Used: 1 M / 2 Pa; 1 M / 4 Pa; 2 M / 5 Pa; 4 M /10 Pa; 20 Pa;           1 Pia; 1 Pia / 1½ Pia; 2 Pia; 25 Pia; 100 Pia Mint:  1 M / 2 Pa; 1 M / 4 Pa; 2 M / 5 Pa; 4 M /10 Pa; 20 Pa;           1 Pia; 1 Pia / 1½ Pia; 2 Pia; 25 Pia; 100 Pia Michel Syrien 2/11; Gibbons K2/K10, K12; Scott 1/3, 8, 22, 39/40, 57, 76 Original stamps of the Ottoman Empire Michel 229/231, 234/236, 238, 242, 244

1.1920   Syria, King Feyssal 1914 postage stamps of the Ottoman Empire overprinted in Arabic in black  "Arab Government" and sometimes surcharged, variants Value Overprint Surcharge 1 M / 2 Pa above, violet above, black above, black, common single handstamp qbove, violet below, violet below, black below, black, common single handstamp below, violet, struck diagonally 1 M / 4 Pa above, violet below, violet 2 M / 5 Pa above left, violet below right, violet 2 M / 5 Pa above, black below, black 20 Pa violet    --- 1 Pia violet black    ---    --- 1 Pia / 1½ Pia 2 Pia 25 Pia 100 Pia

1.1920   Syria, King Feyssal 1914 postage stamps of the Ottoman Empire overprinted with a star for international mail, overprinted in Arabic in black  "Arab Government" and sometimes surcharged. 4 M /10 Pa; 20 Pa; 1 Pia; 1 Pia / 1 Pia Michel Syrien 12/14; Gibbons K13/K15a; Scott 9, 23, 41 Original stamps of the Ottoman Empire Michel 246/248